Metro to install more credit card readers

Metro plans to install credit card readers in exit lanes at 22 more Metro parking facilities to improve convenience for customers, and is seeking approval from the Board of Directors to pay for the the project.

A pilot project approved in 2006 for seven stations has eased the exit of customers from the parking lot, according to a Metro report.

Metro also plans to upgrade Lexis SmarTrip card vending machines that are becoming obsolete. It is seeking approval to spend about $3.2 million on both projects.

Maybe people don't want to spend $5 on a SmarTrip card? I have one, but not everyone uses the metro as religiously as I, and they might not live within walking distance of a station. Growing up in the suburbs I remember we used to park at metro every so often to commute into DC, but only a few times a year. Not worth buying a SmarTrip card!